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bisect — BISÉCT, bisecţi, adj. (În sintagma) An bisect = an de 366 de zile; an bisextil. – Din fr. bissexte, lat. bissextus. Trimis de paula, 07.04.2009. Sursa: DEX 98 biséct adj. m., pl. bisécţi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dic … Dicționar Român
Bisect — Bi*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bisected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bisecting}.] [L. bis twice + secare, sectum, to cut.] 1. To cut or divide into two parts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) To divide into two equal parts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bisect — index bifurcate, cross (intersect), dichotomize, divide (separate), split, subdivide Burton s Legal T … Law dictionary
bisect — (v.) to cut in two, 1640s, from Mod.L. bisectus, from L. bi two (see BI (Cf. bi )) + secare to cut (see SECTION (Cf. section)). Related: Bisected; bisecting … Etymology dictionary
bisect — ► VERB ▪ divide into two parts. DERIVATIVES bisection noun bisector noun. ORIGIN from Latin secare to cut … English terms dictionary
bisect — [bī sekt′, bī′sekt΄] vt. [< ModL bisectus, pp. of bisecare < L bi , BI 1 + secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. to cut in two 2. Geom. to divide into two equal parts vi. to divide; fork bisection n. bisectional … English World dictionary
Bisect — Bisection is the general activity of dividing something into two parts.Bisect may mean:*bisection, in geometry, dividing something into two equal parts * bisection of earthworms to study regeneration *bisect (philately), the use of postage stamp… … Wikipedia
bisect — bisection, n. bisectional, adj. bisectionally, adv. v. /buy sekt , buy sekt/; n. /buy sekt/, v.t. 1. to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. 2. Geom. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle. 3. to intersect or… … Universalium
bisect — UK [ˌbaɪˈsekt] / US [ˈbaɪˌsekt] / US [baɪˈsekt] verb [transitive] Word forms bisect : present tense I/you/we/they bisect he/she/it bisects present participle bisecting past tense bisected past participle bisected maths to divide something into… … English dictionary
bisect — This word can mean only to cut or divide into two parts : This is where the road bisects the railroad tracks. Bisect and dissect should not be confused. One bisects a laboratory animal when he divides it into two equal or nearly equal parts; he… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
